GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
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| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
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| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| sibling | sib |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |